Season | 2019 |
---|---|
Dates | 16 March 2019 – 9 November 2019 |
Champions |
Sheriff 18th title |
Champions League | Sheriff |
Europa League |
Petrocub Sf. Gheorghe Dinamo-Auto |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 255 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Yury Kendysh (13 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Dumitru Celeadnic (15 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Sheriff 5–0
Sf. Gheorghe (31 May 2019) |
Biggest away win |
Dinamo-Auto 0–4
Sheriff (3 April 2019) Speranța 0–4 Sheriff (3 May 2019) Zimbru 0–4 Sheriff (12 May 2019) Codru 0–4 Sf. Gheorghe (6 October 2019) |
Highest scoring |
Codru 2–5
Dinamo-Auto (4 May 2019) Dinamo-Auto 3–4 Speranța (25 August 2019) |
Longest winning run | 13 matches Sheriff |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Sheriff |
Longest winless run | 28 matches Codru |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Codru |
Highest attendance | 1,800 Milsami 1–2 Sheriff (26 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 40 Dinamo-Auto 1–0 Milsami (31 August 2019) |
Total attendance | 49,990 |
Average attendance | 446 |
←
2018
2020–21 → |
The 2019 Moldovan National Division ( Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 29th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 16 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. [1]
A total of 8 teams will contest the league. These include 7 teams from the 2018 season and one promoted team from the "A" Division: Codru Lozova, making their debut in the top flight. Zaria Bălți were relegated from the Divizia Națională, ending a streak of 13 seasons at the highest level.
Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
---|---|---|---|---|
Codru | Lozova | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 2,000 | Valeriu Andronic |
Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 | Igor Dobrovolski |
Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Veaceslav Rusnac |
Petrocub-Hîncești | Sărata-Galbenă | Hîncești Stadium | 1,000 | Lilian Popescu |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 | Serghei Cebotari |
Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 | Zoran Zekić |
Speranța | Nisporeni | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Cristian Efros |
Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 | Veaceslav Sofroni |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheriff | Goran Sablić | Resigned | 27 April 2019 [2] | 1st | Zoran Zekić | 30 April 2019 [3] |
Zimbru | Sorin Colceag | Resigned | 8 July 2019 [4] | 7th | Vladimir Aga | 15 July 2019 [5] |
Vladimir Aga | Resigned | 31 October 2019 | 7th | Veaceslav Sofroni (interim) | 1 November 2019 [6] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 9 | +51 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 50 | |
4 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 41 | |
5 | Milsami Orhei | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 39 | |
6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
7 | Zimbru Chișinău | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 16 | |
8 | Codru Lozova (O) | 28 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 55 | −47 | 5 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
The following table represents the teams game results in each round. [8]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Codru Lozova | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
Dinamo-Auto | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W |
Milsami Orhei | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L |
Petrocub-Hîncești | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L |
Sheriff Tiraspol | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D |
Speranța Nisporeni | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | W |
Zimbru Chișinău | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [9] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yury Kendysh | Sheriff | 13 |
2 | Maxim Iurcu | Speranța | 11 |
3 | Maxim Mihaliov | Dinamo-Auto | 10 |
4 | Robert Tambe | Sheriff | 9 |
5 | Vadim Cemîrtan | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 |
Dmitri Mandrîcenco | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
Sergiu Istrati | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
Vadim Gulceac | Petrocub | ||
Dan Taras | Petrocub | ||
10 | Alexandru Boiciuc | Sf. Gheorghe | 5 |
Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | ||
Alexandru Antoniuc | Milsami | ||
Dan Pîslă | Zimbru |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [10] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 15 |
2 | Nicolai Cebotari | Sf. Gheorghe | 12 |
3 | Cristian Avram | Petrocub (7) & Dinamo-Auto (3) | 10 |
4 | Denis Macogonenco | Speranța | 7 |
Radu Mîțu | Milsami | ||
6 | Dorian Railean | Petrocub | 6 |
7 | Victor Străistari | Dinamo-Auto | 5 |
Maksym Kovalov | Zimbru | ||
9 | Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | 4 |
Alexandru Zveaghințev | Dinamo-Auto |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 13,000 | 1,500 | 500 | 928 | −33.1% |
2 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 10,100 | 1,500 | 200 | 721 | −22.1% |
3 | Milsami Orhei | 9,850 | 1,800 | 250 | 703 | −34.0% |
4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 6,350 | 1,000 | 200 | 453 | −64.8% |
5 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3,150 | 400 | 100 | 225 | −7.8% |
6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 2,900 | 400 | 100 | 207 | −36.3% |
7 | Codru Lozova | 2,900 | 400 | 50 | 207 | n/a |
8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1,740 | 400 | 40 | 124 | +24.0% |
League total | 49,990 | 1,800 | 40 | 446 | −45.2% |
Source: fmf (in Romanian)
A play-off match was played between the eight-placed team from Divizia Națională and the third-placed team from Divizia A for one place in the next season. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined in a draw held on 12 November 2019. [11]
Spartanii Selemet | 0–1 | Codru Lozova |
---|---|---|
Report | V. Semenchenko 90+3' |
Season | 2019 |
---|---|
Dates | 16 March 2019 – 9 November 2019 |
Champions |
Sheriff 18th title |
Champions League | Sheriff |
Europa League |
Petrocub Sf. Gheorghe Dinamo-Auto |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 255 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Yury Kendysh (13 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Dumitru Celeadnic (15 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Sheriff 5–0
Sf. Gheorghe (31 May 2019) |
Biggest away win |
Dinamo-Auto 0–4
Sheriff (3 April 2019) Speranța 0–4 Sheriff (3 May 2019) Zimbru 0–4 Sheriff (12 May 2019) Codru 0–4 Sf. Gheorghe (6 October 2019) |
Highest scoring |
Codru 2–5
Dinamo-Auto (4 May 2019) Dinamo-Auto 3–4 Speranța (25 August 2019) |
Longest winning run | 13 matches Sheriff |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Sheriff |
Longest winless run | 28 matches Codru |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Codru |
Highest attendance | 1,800 Milsami 1–2 Sheriff (26 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 40 Dinamo-Auto 1–0 Milsami (31 August 2019) |
Total attendance | 49,990 |
Average attendance | 446 |
←
2018
2020–21 → |
The 2019 Moldovan National Division ( Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 29th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 16 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. [1]
A total of 8 teams will contest the league. These include 7 teams from the 2018 season and one promoted team from the "A" Division: Codru Lozova, making their debut in the top flight. Zaria Bălți were relegated from the Divizia Națională, ending a streak of 13 seasons at the highest level.
Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
---|---|---|---|---|
Codru | Lozova | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 2,000 | Valeriu Andronic |
Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 | Igor Dobrovolski |
Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Veaceslav Rusnac |
Petrocub-Hîncești | Sărata-Galbenă | Hîncești Stadium | 1,000 | Lilian Popescu |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 | Serghei Cebotari |
Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 | Zoran Zekić |
Speranța | Nisporeni | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Cristian Efros |
Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 | Veaceslav Sofroni |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheriff | Goran Sablić | Resigned | 27 April 2019 [2] | 1st | Zoran Zekić | 30 April 2019 [3] |
Zimbru | Sorin Colceag | Resigned | 8 July 2019 [4] | 7th | Vladimir Aga | 15 July 2019 [5] |
Vladimir Aga | Resigned | 31 October 2019 | 7th | Veaceslav Sofroni (interim) | 1 November 2019 [6] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 9 | +51 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 50 | |
4 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 41 | |
5 | Milsami Orhei | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 39 | |
6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
7 | Zimbru Chișinău | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 16 | |
8 | Codru Lozova (O) | 28 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 55 | −47 | 5 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
The following table represents the teams game results in each round. [8]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Codru Lozova | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
Dinamo-Auto | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W |
Milsami Orhei | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L |
Petrocub-Hîncești | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L |
Sheriff Tiraspol | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D |
Speranța Nisporeni | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | W |
Zimbru Chișinău | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [9] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yury Kendysh | Sheriff | 13 |
2 | Maxim Iurcu | Speranța | 11 |
3 | Maxim Mihaliov | Dinamo-Auto | 10 |
4 | Robert Tambe | Sheriff | 9 |
5 | Vadim Cemîrtan | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 |
Dmitri Mandrîcenco | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
Sergiu Istrati | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
Vadim Gulceac | Petrocub | ||
Dan Taras | Petrocub | ||
10 | Alexandru Boiciuc | Sf. Gheorghe | 5 |
Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | ||
Alexandru Antoniuc | Milsami | ||
Dan Pîslă | Zimbru |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [10] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 15 |
2 | Nicolai Cebotari | Sf. Gheorghe | 12 |
3 | Cristian Avram | Petrocub (7) & Dinamo-Auto (3) | 10 |
4 | Denis Macogonenco | Speranța | 7 |
Radu Mîțu | Milsami | ||
6 | Dorian Railean | Petrocub | 6 |
7 | Victor Străistari | Dinamo-Auto | 5 |
Maksym Kovalov | Zimbru | ||
9 | Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | 4 |
Alexandru Zveaghințev | Dinamo-Auto |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 13,000 | 1,500 | 500 | 928 | −33.1% |
2 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 10,100 | 1,500 | 200 | 721 | −22.1% |
3 | Milsami Orhei | 9,850 | 1,800 | 250 | 703 | −34.0% |
4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 6,350 | 1,000 | 200 | 453 | −64.8% |
5 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3,150 | 400 | 100 | 225 | −7.8% |
6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 2,900 | 400 | 100 | 207 | −36.3% |
7 | Codru Lozova | 2,900 | 400 | 50 | 207 | n/a |
8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1,740 | 400 | 40 | 124 | +24.0% |
League total | 49,990 | 1,800 | 40 | 446 | −45.2% |
Source: fmf (in Romanian)
A play-off match was played between the eight-placed team from Divizia Națională and the third-placed team from Divizia A for one place in the next season. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined in a draw held on 12 November 2019. [11]
Spartanii Selemet | 0–1 | Codru Lozova |
---|---|---|
Report | V. Semenchenko 90+3' |